Instant Oatmeal Taste Test

Can a healthy and delicious breakfast really be that fast? (By Roxanne Webber)

Dean Karnazes's Extreme Meal Plan

Running 1,300 miles makes you very hungry. (By Lessley Anderson)

Gobble, Gobble, Bang!

How I killed a turkey for Thanksgiving dinner. (By Alexander Lane)

10 Little-Known Cheeses

Cheeses you probably don’t know about, but should. (By Michele Foley)

Nibbles and Sips

Our low-hassle, high-payoff tail party.

Winter 2006 Gift Guide

Give like you’ve never given before.

The Other Napa

What’s worth doing in the Napa Valley: a travel guide to the wine country. (By Ella Lawrence)

New Finds: Mead That's a Cut Above the Renaissance Faire

Lovely quaff, even if you’re not displaying cleavage. (By Lessley Anderson)

A big ol’ study finds that soy may be damaging to a woman’s cardiovascular system. (By Christy Harrison)

Try some of these dry cereals that are said to withstand some soaking in milk without losing their crunch: Quaker Oatmeal Squares, says Pei. They’ll take forever to get soggy and they’re big enough for snacks, like... (By C. Thi Nguyen)

An amusing article in Wednesday’s New York Times mocks the new trend of greenwashing in food-package design. But do all hippy-dippy cereal boxes and rice-cake bags deserve equal scorn? (By Christy Harrison)

Where to chew on pastured animals. (By Joyce Slaton)

There’s a veritable renaissance of retro home arts these days. People are knitting, sewing, baking, and—pickling! (By Miriam Wolf)

The view from the top at Whole Foods. (By Nicholas Day)

Rancho Gordo’s path to foodie fame. (By Nicholas Day)